Practice Concept Essay: Japan and Social Media

Write a 750-900 word essay: Due date Monday May 16

Using the resources on Alic's wiki, in particular the blog post 'Live Blog Japan Earthquake'

Use the following Essay Outline

Define the Concept (4 marks)
- What is a blog?
- What is social media
- What is blogging?
- Other?
Specific example and Area of Impact (4 marks)
- Communication during a national disaster
- Use of social media to connect and share the story
- Social networking (AOI = home and leisure) OR is this AOI Govt and politics?
Stakeholders and Advantages and Disadvantages
- Stakeholders
  - victims/bloggers (are these the same people?)
  - Govt and authorities
  - Reporters - news media
  - People/families outside of the disaster areas
- Advantages
  - Communication wider via social media
  - Immediate updates and news
  - Inclusion of multimedia - text, pics, videos
- Disadvantages
  - Is it accurate?
  - How biased is info?
  - Could be upsetting - too much info? very graphic pics
  - People's privacy invaded
- Top 3-5 Ethical / Social issues
  - Privacy/anonymity
  - Security - related to govt/politics/policy
  - Digital citizenship
  - Intellectual property